Tablet Computers Most Wanted Gift This Holiday Tablets are the most requested gift this Christmas From VOA Learning English, this is the Technology Report in Special English. Consumer electronics once again topped the list of the most wanted gifts th...
BEIJING, Feb. 23 (Xinhua) -- Four migrant workers were invited to a high profile gala on Saturday evening, which was once mainly reserved for distinguished intellectuals. Chinese leaders Xi Jinping, Li Keqiang, Zhang Dejiang, Yu Zhengsheng, Liu Yunsh...
BEIJING, Jan. 5 (Xinhua) -- A record number of passengers traveled via railways during the New Year holiday, the Ministry of Railways said Saturday. From Monday to Thursday, some 22.55 million passengers traveled around the country by train, up by 3....
Technology Report - Tablet Computers Most Wanted Gift This Holiday 科技报道 - 平板电脑继续引领节日礼物市场 From VOA Learning English, this is the Technology Report in Special English. 这里是美国之音慢速英语科技报道。...
Around the World, 2012 Holiday Shopping is Subdued At U.S. shopping centers, parking lots were full - as thousands of last minute shoppers descended into crowded malls. But the big crowds mask larger concerns. Consumer confidence has fallen to a 6-mo...
Facing Business Challenges at Holiday Inn Worldwide Sending Invitations Across the Globe In the 1960s a family vacation in the United States usually meant loading the kids into the station wagon and d...
Tommy hated school and was always looking for excuses not to go. If he sneezed, he asked his mother to write a note saying he had a cold. If he had a headache, he asked his mother to take him to the d...
Alan worked in an office in the city. He worked very hard and really looked forward to his holidays. He usually went to the seaside, but one year he saw an ad in a newspaper "Enjoy country life. Spend...
By Faiza Elmasry The weeks leading up to Christmas make up the busiest shopping season of the year, especially for toys. But there are millions of children whose families can't afford a shopping trip...
Ross Dunn Israeli security forces have gone on high alert for possible terror attacks before the week-long sacred Jewish Passover holiday, which begins at sunset on Monday. Israel says a closure impos...
